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I sometimes wonder how many Christians stop to think about how incredibly odd it is that crucifixes are used as works of art. Crucifixes adorn church architecture, classic paintings, sculpture, and even jewelry. But consider for a moment what a crucifix was originally. It was a means of execution.
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Every year, thousands of Christian books are published worldwide. Of those thousands, there are usually only a small handful that are worth reading. Of those that are worth reading, there are only a few that are worth reading repeatedly. David Holwerda's Jesus & Israel: One Covenant or Two? is one of those rare few.
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The New Testament contribution to our understanding of the Person of Christ can (and has) filled volumes of works. It has been the source of rich and deep theological meditation for centuries. Here we can merely scratch the surface. In this brief article, we will look at the answers to two questions: Who does Jesus claim to be and who do His disciples say He is?
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St. Augustine was born in A.D. 354 in the town of Thagaste in North Africa to a pagan father and a Christian mother. From these inauspicious beginnings, he would eventually become one of the most influential thinkers in the history of the Church and Western civilization. The ramifications of his debates with the Donatists and the Pelagians are still felt to this day in the Church. His Confessions remains a spiritual classic among Christians of widely varying traditions. His magnum opus, The City of God laid down the political and religious foundations for the following 1000 years of medieval history. Those involved in serious theological debate continue to appeal to the writings of Augustine for support.
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To acknowledge the fact that the unborn child is a living human being and then to argue that a mother should have the right to choose to kill it anyway does not start one down a slippery slope. It is the pit at the bottom of the slope. It is open and unabashed advocacy of cold-blooded murder, and the murder of defenseless children at that.
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One year ago this week, I received a phone call I'll never forget. I was sitting at my desk when the phone rang. I saw on the display that the call was from my wife Tricia. I answered the phone, and I could hear her crying as she spoke the words: "The doctor says I have cancer."
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In March 2014, a minor uproar ensued when news reports revealed that aborted and miscarried babies were "incinerated as clinical waste and even used to heat some hospitals in the United Kingdom. . ."
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